The church was built between 1891 and 1895 to the designs of architect
Thomas F. Houghton. OLOV is a classic
Gothic style church, made of dark Manhattan schist trimmed with white limestone. Due to a decrease in the population at nearby parishes, in 2011 Bishop
Nicholas DiMarzio ordered for the church to be merged with Holy Rosary and St. Peter Claver, forming a new parish: St. Martin De Porres. The current pastor is Fr Alonzo Cox, at one point the youngest pastor in the diocese. In 2017-2018, the church marked its 150th anniversary. == References ==